Where does “kuningastrappi” come from?

kuningastrappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningas, from Proto-Finnic kuningas, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kuningastrappi (Finnish): bird of the genus Ardeotis

Definitions

  1. bird of the genus Ardeotis

Ancestry of “kuningastrappi”, step by step

kuningastrappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuningas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuningasking
2Proto-Finnickuningasking
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish trappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtrappibustard
2Swedishtrappstairs, stairway, staircase, steps; any species...
3Middle Low Germantrappestair, step
4Old Saxon*trappa—
5Proto-West Germanic*trappāstaircase, stairs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →